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. 2011 Apr 5;5:22. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2011.00022

Table 2.

Afferent connectivity of the pedunculopontine nucleus.

Origin Target PPN region References
CEREBRAL CORTEX
FL Caudal Semba and Fibiger (1992), Matsumura et al. (2000)
PAC Schofield and Motts (2009)
MPC Sesack et al. (1989)
CEREBELLUM
DCN Hazrati and Parent (1992)
BASAL GANGLIA
STN Nauta and Cole (1978), Jackson and Crossman (1981), Hammond et al. (1983), Kita and Kitai (1987), Granata and Kitai (1989), Semba and Fibiger (1992), Florio et al. (2007)
EP/GPi Rostral Smith et al. (1990), Moriizumi and Hattori (1992), Semba and Fibiger (1992), Shink et al. (1997), Parent et al. (2001)
SN Rostral Noda and Oka (1986), Scarnati et al. (1987), Nakamura et al. (1989), Granata and Kitai (1991), Spann and Grofova (1991), Semba and Fibiger (1992), Saitoh et al. (2003)
VTA Haber et al. (1990), Semba and Fibiger (1992)
STR Semba and Fibiger (1992)
TECTUM
SC Woolf and Butcher (1986), Redgrave et al. (1987), Semba and Fibiger (1992), Steininger et al. (1992)
BRAINSTEM
LTDg Satoh and Fibiger (1986), Cornwall et al. (1990), Semba and Fibiger (1992)
Contralateral PPN Semba and Fibiger (1992)
FOREBRAIN
LC Jones and Yang (1985)
Habenula Semba and Fibiger (1992)
RMTg Jhou et al. (2009)
ZI Satoh and Fibiger (1986), Semba and Fibiger (1992), Kolmac et al. (1998)
DR Caudal Vertes (1991), Steininger et al. (1997)

Abbreviations: FL, frontal lobe; PAC, primary auditory cortex; MPC, medial prefrontal cortex; DCN, deep cerebellar nuclei; STN, subthalamic nucleus; EP, entopeduncular nucleus; GPi, internal segment of the globus pallidus; SN, substantia nigra; VTA, ventral tegmental area; STR, striatum; SC, superior colliculi; LTDg, laterodorsal tegmental nucleus; PPN, pedunculopontine nucleus; LC, locus ceruleus; RMTg, mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus; ZI, zona incerta; DR, dorsal raphé.

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